Jason Glaser, CEO La Isla Foundation Nicaragua, about research on and likely solutions for the...

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JASON GLASERCo-founder and CEO of La Isla Foundation

13,000 PEOPLE DIED OF EBOLA SINCE IT EMERGED IN 1976

CURRENTLY WE’RE EXAMINING ANOTHER GLOBAL EPIDEMIC

JUST IN CENTRAL AMERICA 20,000 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN THE LAST 10 YEARS

TRADITIONAL VICTIM OF CKD

UP TO 42% OF THE WORKERS IN SOME COMMUNITIES HAVE CKDNT

THE DISEASE DISPROPORTIONALLY IMPACTS SUGARCANE CUTTERS

CKDNT FOR WORKERS SHOULD BE VIEWED AS A DEATH SENTENCE

WITHOUT PROTECTION THE DISEASE CAN DEVELOP OVER ONE HARVEST

A MOBILE TENT WITH SHADE AND EACH WORKER HAS A CAMELBAK

AN IMPROVED ERGONOMIC MACHETE

MORE EFFICIENT CANE CUTTING AND LOADING

THE RESULTS ARE VERY POSITIVE

DOUBLEDwater intake

NO MOREheat strokes

HALTEDdecline kidney function

40%more productivity

WHICH SUGAR BUYER WILL BE THE NEXT SUPPORTER?

SUGARCANE,FUEL FOR CHANGE

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